Taskrabbit - Handyman, Errands

Review by eFreeware

Taskrabbit is a free app from TaskRabbit Inc, listed under House & Home, that connects you with local Taskers for household jobs. The catalog runs from furniture assembly and TV mounting to moving help, cleaning, handyman work and yardwork. The reason to consider it is straightforward: instead of hunting for a contractor by word of mouth, you describe the job, look through people who do that kind of work, and book one in the app.

It has been on Google Play since July 2014, and it has over a million installs with an average rating of 2.0 from 17,512 ratings. That gap between reach and reception is the interesting part. The app clearly gets used, but the score suggests plenty of people have come away unhappy, and I would go in weighing the convenience of booking against that signal rather than assuming the service runs smoothly.

According to the developer, the app connects you with local help you can trust for home repairs and improvements. Most of the work happens around a home rather than in a shop or office, so the natural audience is renters and owners with a to-do list they would rather hand off.

Furniture, mounting and the classic weekend jobs

Furniture assembly is the first thing mentioned, and IKEA pieces are named specifically along with other flat-pack furniture. Anyone who has stared down a box of panels and an Allen key will see the appeal. Mounting and installation is the other headline category, covering TVs, cabinets and lights, which are jobs where a wrong hole in the wall is expensive to fix.

These are the tasks that make the strongest case for the app, because they combine a clear scope with a clear finish line. You know when the shelf is up or the wardrobe is standing. The developer says Taskers are skilled and trusted, and the app is built around comparing them by price, reviews and schedule before you commit.

General home repairs, maintenance and painting fall under the handyman category. That is a broader brief, and it is where a short description of the job in the app matters most. The more precisely you can say what needs doing, the easier it should be to judge whether a given Tasker is the right fit.

Moving, cleaning and yardwork

The developer lists packing, heavy lifting and moves with a truck under moving help. That is a different kind of booking from assembling a bookcase: the job is time-sensitive, the effort is physical, and the details matter. The app lets you set out what you need and then choose among Taskers on price and availability.

Cleaning is listed for houses and offices, and yardwork covers gardening, weed removal, lawn mowing and gutter cleaning. These are recurring chores for many households, which is where the favorites feature is most useful. Once you have found someone whose work you like, you can save them and rebook without starting the search again.

There is also a long tail of additional services: delivery, grocery shopping, drop-offs, shipping, personal assistant work, errands, baby proofing, waiting in line, organization, interior design, office administration, data entry, research and event planning. That list is wide enough that the app is not only about repairs. It is a general marketplace for getting small jobs done, and the home categories are simply the ones the developer leads with.

How booking works in the app

The flow described by the developer has five steps. You share the details of what you need, browse the Taskers who come up, and compare them on price, reviews and schedule. Once you pick one, you chat, pay, tip and review inside the app, and you can save favorites for next time.

The app includes payment processing. The developer also points to a Happiness Pledge and support available every day of the week, and claims customers have saved over 4.3 million hours through the service. Those are the developer's promises rather than neutral facts, and how much weight they carry is a judgment call.

Same-day availability is offered for repairs and other tasks, which matters if something breaks and you want it dealt with quickly. What the app does not do is set the price for you: the comparison step exists precisely because rates vary by Tasker, so the cost of a job depends on who you choose.

A free app with a mixed reputation

The app itself costs nothing, so there is no paywall between you and the booking flow. That is a sensible arrangement for this kind of marketplace, and it means trying it out costs you nothing but the time to describe a task.

The 2.0 average from 17,512 ratings is the number I keep coming back to. It is not a verdict on any individual Tasker, and there is no breakdown of what people were unhappy about. Still, a score that low on an app with over a million installs tells you to manage expectations, read reviews of the specific person you are considering, and be clear about scope before the job starts.

It was last updated on September 21, 2026, and the change note frames the release as minor home repairs. That suggests ongoing maintenance of the app rather than a dramatic overhaul.

Who gets the most from it

This suits households with a backlog of small physical jobs and no interest in sourcing help through friends, neighborhood groups or a string of phone calls. If you want to compare a few people on price and reviews and book one from your phone, the structure is built for exactly that. The favorites feature is a good fit for anyone who would rather stick with one reliable Tasker for repeat chores like cleaning or lawn care.

It also works for people whose needs fall outside the trades. The errand, delivery, shopping, organization and admin categories mean the app can cover tasks that are not repairs at all, which broadens the audience beyond homeowners. Someone moving into a new place, for instance, could use it for assembly, mounting and cleaning without arranging three separate services.

What it is not is a substitute for a licensed specialist on work that requires one, and no such claim is made. It is a marketplace for booking local help, and its value depends on the Taskers available where you live and how carefully you vet them.

A booking tool worth trying carefully

Taskrabbit is a free app that turns a household to-do list into a set of bookable jobs, with Taskers you can compare on price, reviews and schedule and pay through the app. The breadth is genuine: assembly, mounting, moving, cleaning, handyman work, yardwork and a long list of errands and admin tasks. For anyone who would rather delegate than DIY, the pitch is easy to understand.

The caveat is the reception. A 2.0 average across 17,512 ratings is low enough that I would treat the first booking as a trial rather than a leap of faith. Read the reviews on the individual Tasker, describe the job in detail, and use the favorites feature once you find someone who works out.

If you have a stack of small jobs and want a single place to book them, this is a reasonable starting point, and it costs nothing to look. If you expect every booking to go smoothly on the strength of the app alone, the rating suggests otherwise.

What's new in version 7.100.1

Just some minor home repairs, but trust us, it’s going to feel like a real upgrade.